OM Consulting Gains Favor as Old Becomes New AgainAn excerpt from Consultants NewsOM consulting, by contrast, has been associated largely with more routine business matters like supply chain management and cost-cutting – activities that result in incremental savings rather than revolutionary change. Client OM engagements tend to be more modest in scope, and emphasize shorter-term goals. OM consulting also generally relies on consultants’ specific industry and functional expertise.

We are currently witnessing a re-birth of OM consulting for would-be consultants, as evidenced by on-campus recruiting and the overall health of the segment relative to other consulting sectors.